Hi I am new to this forum not sure on how it works but as I am not at all tech savvy I thought I would post here with an idea I have and see if it is feasible and seek any assistance.
I am from New Zealand and am a keen kontiki fisherman. For those not familiar we use an electric motor powered kontiki to tow out a long line with 25 hooks to catch fish.
At the moment I use a primitive release system that uses a boiled sweet that when it dissolves releases a weight which deploys my longline anywhere from 500-1500m off shore. This system is not very reliable and hard to get it to deploy when needed.
I have heard that it may be possible to use a remote control servo to accomplish this. If it is possible what would the range be on a remote controlled servo. I guess there would be issues with waterproofing this system as the kontiki is exposed to salt water.
Anyone here have any ideas on what I would need to accomplish this any help really appreciated
Cheers/Brian
Hi,
To remotely control the servo, you can use a hobby RC Transmitter/Receiver. The controlling range will depend on the model of the RC Transmitter/Receiver you are using to control the servo and the environment in which you are using the transmitter/receiver (the range will decrease in presence of buildings/tress and it will increase in open air).
For example :
]The RadioLink T8FB 2.4GHz 8CH Transmitter w/ R8EH 8CH Receiver has a controlling range up to 1 Km./:m]
]The RadioLink AT9S 2.4GHz 10CH Transmitter w/ R9DS 9CH Receiver up to 1.5Km./:m]
]The Radiolink AT10II 2.4G 12CH Transmitter w/ R12DS Receiver up to 4Km./:m]
The receiver and battery will need to be in a sealed waterproof case. The servo will also need to be waterproof.
Here is some Waterproof Servos you can probably use.
Hope this helps,
Hey bdaouas and thanks for the detailed post that is exactly what I was looking really appreciate your help.
I have found this on Ebay but not sure if it is waterproof any ideas
ebay.com/itm/Professional-P … Sw6DtYS6Md
Ok I think I have found the perfect release mechanism that is not only strong enough to hold the weight but also waterproof. Could the release mechanism in the link below be controlled by the Radiolink AT10II 2.4G 12CH Transmitter w/ R12DS Receiver
urbandrones.com/products/wa … lash-drone
This appears to be the release mechanism for the Splash Drone 2. The servo connector pinout on this mechanism seems to be standard RC (Positive, Negative, Signal) but the connector itself doesn’t look to be 3 pins (for a waterproof connection).
We unfortunately don’t know of a wiring harness that converts this type of connector to be used with an RC Receiver, however you might be able to hack it by cutting the connector and soldering wires to connect it to the R12DS Receiver.
This would be a guess work to find out which wire is positive, which is negative and which is signal as they all seem to have the same color (black).
The VCC will most probably be the middle wire, you will have to find which is signal and GND.
Hope this helps.
Hi bdaouas thanks again for your help. I have had a reply from splash drone and they have sent me a link to a gimbal adapter they use to plug to the receiver. Do you think this will plug directly into the R12DS. Splash drone use a R9D receiver. There is a video explaining how they use the gimbal connector at the bottom. If this works I can order the transmitter and receiver here I use there release mechanism.
urbandrones.com/collections … al-adapter
